Which LIFE battery brand to get?

[bbrc77]

Wanted to buy some LIFE batteries to run RX and electronic ignition in BOTH gasser helis and planes. Looking for something already made NOT that I have to solder.

I know Buddy RC has theirs:

http://www.buddyrc.com/power-system/...batteries.html

and Tower Hobbies has their LifeSource: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...93p?&C=MCD&P=6


What do you recommend that you like the most? Please be brand specific. Thanks for the help.

[Island Heli]

I use life batteries for my rx, When i first looked into getting i was told to make sure they are made up with genuine A123 packs. So i would go with the ones from buddyrc. I have them on 3 different heli's, my Raptors E755 and E820 and the Synergy E7se. All my packs are the same size(2500mha).
On average they take out about 180mha per flight of about 6-8 minutes.
They weigh slightly more than the same lipo but i like that i can charge them when i come home and they hold a charge for a long time....
The buddy ones are using 2300mha cells but they have a newer cell out with 2500mha so i would ask them if they have any of them...

[Four Stroker]

Everything has a shelf like. 2300's are very old. Try Hangtimes, Electrodynam, etc. dot com.

You can get cells with tabs and make cheap packs:

http://www.batteryspace.com/A123-Sys...-2500-mAh.aspx

Also the 18650 1100 mAh may be good for some applications.

Important: The wire from the battery to the receiver is very important. Generally two power plug into the RX really helps the voltage drop and the battery should be 18 AWG.